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Spotify

NYQ:SPOT · LU1778762911
EntertainmentX-Large

360

80
EV / EBIT37
Price / Owner Earnings12
Owner Earnings Yield53
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales12
EV / Gross Profit9
Price/Book8
Return on Capital94
Cash Return on Capital96
Return on Equity89
EBIT Margin79
Gross Profitability85
Cash Conversion30
Accruals30
Owner Earnings Margin81
Sales growth80
Profit Growth98
Long-Term EPS Growth92
Owner Earnings Growth97
Reinvestment16
Price momentum33
Debt load91
Refinancing57
Debt Payback100
Liquidity94
Analyst ratings64
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside43
Market mood95
Value Creation20/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Spotify generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryLuxembourg
IndustryEntertainment
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded2006
ISINLU1778762911
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Digital MediaPodcastAd NetworkGenAIMusic StreamingStreaming MediaAd TargetingVideo Advertising

Description

Spotify Technology S.A. (‘Spotify’), together with its subsidiaries, provides audio streaming subscription service worldwide. The company had a community of 751 million MAUs and 290 million Premium Subscribers across 184 countries and territories as…

Analysis

Beloved champion

Spotify Technology S.A. is a beloved champion: its quality is genuine, and the market already prices it as exceptional. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.

The price is expensive. You pay 32.0× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 13% yearly growth; analysts expect 30%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 20/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
94
2023202420252026

All-time high

94

Jun 2026

All-time low

10

Jan 2024

Average rank

58

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
12
20
60
57
Price/Earnings
5
16
8
1
Price/Book
8
7
15
13
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
4
5
11
7

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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